Architecture
Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
Urban Exploration of the Abandoned Fort Totten
Situated in Bayside, Queens, Fort Totten has been turned into more than just an abandoned fortification, but has instead developed
Green Roofs, Blue Roofs and More Roofs in NYC
Rooftops have always been the rage here in New York, but in the last few years, roofs have increasingly been
Turning Empty Brooklyn Storefronts into Street Art Venues
\Store awnings touting a beauty salon, a taco restaurant, and ten other storefronts span the block of Willoughby Street between
Review of the 2012 FIGMENT Festival on Governors Island
It doesn’t truly start to feel like summer in New York City until the schedules for free outdoor film
The Rehistorization of the New York Public Library
Seeking a place of silence and solitude seems like a fruitless, almost contradictory endeavor in the writhing atmosphere of New
Architectural Spotlight: The Tanforan Cottages
Not far from Mission Dolores are a pair of homes considered to be the oldest in the Mission District and
Quirky NY: When a facade is just a facade
It’s a curiosity that happens often in Paris, but not so often in New York: Facade-only structures and
The Level Club: New York City’s Masonic Clubhouse and Hotel
On March 12, 1925, a delegation of Masons requested that President Calvin Coolidge lay the cornerstone for their new Masonic
IN PICTURES: At 2012 Manhattanhenge, sun becomes celebrity
It was a tough year for weather at Manhattanhenge but the sun was clearly quite the celebrity. Would it show
Carrere and Hastings’ Lost Masterpiece: James J. Walker Park in the West Village
Photo by Benjamin Waldman For much of the twentieth-century, New Yorkers utilized their parks for active pursuits. Ball fields
2012 Partners in Preservation Winners
Thanks to your readership and voting, four winners have been selected in the 2012 Partners in Preservation popular vote. Check
Old and New (and Hidden) in a Brooklyn Heights MTA Substation
This is the second time we’ve taken an MTA substation tour with Robert W. Lobenstein, the retired General Superintendent